For the Journey

This week, we share a " Space for God " devotional from Rev. Bill Haley , Coracle’s Executive Director.  Bill guides us through a time of experiencing God's presence through a collection of sound recordings gathered from across the globe.  From the beaches of Costa Rica, to the streets of London, to the backwoods of Georgia, this auditory journey carries a powerful invitation to slo...

This week, we share a sermon preached by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2014 on Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians and how it offers us a Christ-centered strategy for navigating a life of faith in a post-Christian society. READ an Updated and Expanded Reflection on this Question from Bill inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resource of the Coracle Center of Form...

This week, we share the fourth installment of Coracle's 2024 "Justice, Mercy & Humility" Soundings Seminar Series .  This series explores the continuing relevance of Micah 6:8’s exhortation to “act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.” This week features a conversation between Scott Buresh ( Coracle Community Minister) and George Hopkins (Co-Chair of BUILD ) about what...

This week, we share a sermon preached by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2014 on Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians and its many profound insights into faithful Christian living in every age, including our own. inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resource of the Coracle Center of Formation  for  Action and is made possible through the generous support of men and...

This week, we share a conversation between Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) and Mennonite Pastor and former missionary, Roy Hange .  They discuss the vocational and spiritual resources required for being a pastor in these times of heightened polarization and widespread friction within congregations. inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resource of the C...

This week, we share a " Space for God: BIBLE " reflection offered by Adam Taylor (President of Sojourners).  Adam opens up 1 Corinthians 12 as a text that can help us heal the body of Christ despite the challenges currently facing the church in America, especially the sickness of toxic polarization. Check Out Adam's Recent Book: A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Be...

In this exclusive conversation, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) reflects with Todd Deatherage (Founder of Telos ) about the solidarity trip to Israel/Palestine from which they recently returned.  They mostly share the stories of the people they met from different sides of the current conflict—people who have lost much, who are bearing with much, and yet who have not surrendered hope f...

This week, we share the fourth installment of Coracle's 2024 "Justice, Mercy & Humility" Soundings Seminar Series.   This series explores the continuing relevance of Micah 6:8’s exhortation to “act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.” This week features a conversation between Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) and Bishop Todd Hunter (Founder of The Center for...

This week, we share a " Space for God " devotional guided by Margot Eyring (Coracle’s Spiritual Direction Coordinator).  Margot offers a handful of helpful ways we can attune our prayer to the community of love that is the Triune God. From breath prayer, to body prayer, this is a rich invitation into the beauty of God's nature, just in time for Trinity Sunday! View Our Complete Arch...

This week, we share an exclusive conversation between Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) and Bishop Todd Hunter, founder of The Center for Formation, Justice & Peace .  They discuss the origins and importance of an upcoming virtual conference called “Do You Want to Be Well? Diagnosis, Treatment, and Healing for the Church in America” which their ministries are co-hosting on June 8th,...

This week, we share an exclusive conversation between Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) and Todd Deatherage , one of the founders of Telos , an organization committed to forming and equipping communities of peacemakers across lines of difference who will work for reconciliation and mutual flourishing in our world’s most seemingly intractable conflicts, including Israel/Palestine.  As yo...

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2017 on 1 Peter 1 . He identifies the immense power and potential of small, committed groups of Christians for effecting tremendous personal and societal transformation, and he invites all of us to consider whether our lives reflect our born-again identities. inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a r...

This week, we share the third installment of Coracle's 2024 " Justice, Mercy & Humility " Soundings Seminar Series.  This series explores the continuing relevance of Micah 6:8’s exhortation to “act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.” This week features a conversation between Rev. Chris Lugo ( Coracle Community Minister) and author Wade Mullen on the dynamics, requirem...

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2017 on Romans 14 .  He highlights Paul’s serious concern for Christians to pursue unity and avoid division, drawing out several important takeaways for 21st Century Christians in America. inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resource of the Coracle Center of Formation  for  Action and is made pos...

This week, we share a " Space for God " devotional offered by Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister to the Shenandoah Valley).  He shares the story of renowned theologian and peacemaker Alexander Papaderos.  Ken invites us to let Papaderos' story inspire us to recognize those places of brokenness in our lives that God might use as mirrors to reflect his glory into dark places. View...

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2017 on Romans 12 . Bill unpacks the five distinct movements of this chapter, tracing how they cast a profound vision of the Christian life as Jesus’ ongoing presence in a broken world. inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resource of the Coracle Center of Formation  for  Action and is made possib...

This week, we share the second installment of Coracle's 2024 " Justice, Mercy & Humility " Soundings Seminar Series.  This series explores the continuing relevance of Micah 6:8’s exhortation to “act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.”  In this week’s conversation, Bill Haley is joined by the co-chairs of the Coracle Board, Rev. Dr. Kendrick Curry and Rich Dean , to ex...

Happy Easter! Christ is Risen! This week, we share a “ Space for God: Beauty ” devotional offered by Margot Eyring (Coracle’s Spiritual Direction Coordinator). Margot takes us on an imaginative journey through a handful of stories in which Jesus encounters people in their need, brokenness, and distress. As is always the case when Jesus encounters us, beauty and restoration are the results. May thi...

This week, we share a Palm Sunday sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2012. Bill reflects on Jesus’ subversive Triumphal Entry, challenging Roman supremacy and fulfilling prophecies from the Old Testament. Ultimately, he helps us reframe this pivotal moment in Jesus’ ministry through the cosmic hope and longing of creation in Romans 8:23. inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show...

This week, we share a Lenten devotional offered by Rev. Bill Haley .  Bill guides us in a slow walk through the different Gospel accounts of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. He helps us explore the deep humanity Jesus displays in that Garden and offers prompts to help us accompany Jesus in his painful and harrowing journey to the Cross. Read Bill's Piece "Jesus Didn't Have to Die...

This week, we share a sermon offered by Bill Haley in 2017 on 1 Peter 3 . In this passage, Peter offers guidance to Christians in a largely pagan setting who are undergoing various kinds of suffering specifically because of their allegiance to Jesus. As Bill explores, there is much that 21st-century Christians in America can learn from Peter’s counsel. inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support t...

This week, we share the first installment of Coracle's 2024 " Justice, Mercy & Humility " Soundings Seminar Series.  This series explores the continuing relevance of Micah 6:8’s exhortation to “act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.”  In this conversation, Kristy Wallace-Grant ( Repentance Project Director) leads us in a discussion with Jim Emrich (Founder of Ser...

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley during Lent back in 2006.  He makes a compelling case for exploring the mysteries of our faith, like Baptism, even amid significant cultural confusion about the clearest and most fundamental tenets of Christian teaching. inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resource of the Coracle Center of Formation  for...

This week, we share a " Space for God: BIBLE " reflection by Demetrius Summerville ( Lift Orlando ).  He guides us through Matthew 14 as a window into how we might make space for God even in the thick of swirling distractions—rampant injustice, constant interruptions, and life's many storms.  Ultimately, he invites us to look to Jesus as our model, the author and perfector of our fa...

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley in 2014 on Paul’s famous description of love in 1 Corinthians 13 .  As we approach Valentine’s Day, may this scripture and reflection offer you lenses to see love anew, in light of God’s grand story of redemption. inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resource of the Coracle Center of Formation  for  Actio...